On the 16th, Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, said that Russia believes that the preparation of the United States to negotiate with Russia on security issues is a positive measure. Peskov told the media on the same day that Russia believes that US President Biden's readiness to negotiate with Russia on security issues is a positive measure. Russia hopes to start the negotiation process and discuss the aspects that the United States considers reasonable with those that Russia regards as priorities. Possible points of contact should be sought through diplomatic means to bring the positions of both sides closer. On the same day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference held after talks with visiting Brazilian Foreign Minister franca that Russia is willing to hold dialogue with the West on security issues, but will not sacrifice Russia's principled position. In December 2021, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the security dialogue with the United States and other western countries, asking the United States and NATO to provide legal guarantee for excluding the possibility of NATO's further eastward expansion. From January 10 to 13 this year, Russia held a dialogue with the United States and NATO on security proposals, but no substantive results were achieved. On January 26, the United States and NATO respectively submitted written replies on security suggestions to Russia. On February 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would hold dialogue with western countries on security through diplomatic channels. (Xinhua News Agency)